Roger Cleaveland’s analysis

Worth noting

It took Moriah Jefferson until her 24th game last season to scored in double-figures for the third time. Her 14 points against Oregon Wednesday marked her third double-figure scoring effort in five games this season.

Stefanie Dolson has played 30 minutes or more in each of the last four games, tying her career high for consecutive 30-minute games. She also accomplished that feat her freshman year. She also has posted double-digit rebounds in three straight games, the first time she has ever done that in her career.

Dolson is coming off the second triple-double in UConn history. She scored 26 points with 14 rebounds and 11 assists against Oregon.

Brianna Banks played a career-high 31 minutes against Oregon, scoring in double figures for the first time since Feb. 5 last season against Marquette. Bria Hartley scored in double figures in each of the last four games, reaching the 20-point mark twice. Last season her longest string of double-figure games was four and she hit the 20-point mark only twice in 37 games. Breanna Stewart has eclipsed the 25-point mark twice in the last three games. She scored 25 points or more only twice last season in 36 games. Kiah Stokes played 20 minutes in a game only twice last season. She’s played at least 20 minutes in four of the five games this season and played 19 in the other game. Stokes has pulled down at least six rebounds in each of her five games this season.

BU has moved from the America East Conference to the Patriot League this season. The league coaches picked them to finish third. Today’s game begins a 10-game stretch for BU in which it will play nine of the games on the road.

Last season, BU was 1-1 against ranked opponents, losing to West Virginia and beating St. John’s. The Terriers only other win against a ranked team in program history came in 2010 against Vermont. Under head coach Kelly Greenberg, BU is 2-9 against ranked opponents.

The series: The Huskies have won five games in a row against BU dating back to 1985. The last time the Terriers won was 1984. BU won four of the first six games of the series before Geno Auriemma became the UConn coach. The only game UConn lost at home in the series was 1978.

The tournament

This is the inaugural Hall of Fame Challenge with the Huskies scheduled to play Boston University, Monmouth and St. Bonaventure over the next three days in Storrs and Hartford and then Ohio State next Sunday in Springfield.

Today’s schedule features Monmouth against St. Bonaventure at 4 p.m. with UConn playing BU at 7:30. Saturday, the Huskies play Monmouth at 4:30 p.m. Then on Sunday, BU and Monmouth play at 1 p.m. while UConn vs. St. Bonaventure is a 5:30 p.m. tip.

Donations encouraged

UConn is asking for fans to bring food donations to either of the Huskies’ next two games at Gampel Pavilion, today and Saturday. They will benefit the Hockanum Valley Community Council, an independent, multi-program, private non-profit human service agency. HVCC provides services to individuals and/or families from Tolland County to promote independence while assuring that basic needs are met regardless of ability to pay.